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Keep it... Dad.

Checkmate.

Game over.

Can you stay

for dinner tonight?

They're serving

Chicken Kiev.

I don't know.

I got an erection

the other night.

All natural, no Viagra.

I keep seeing your friend's

grandmother everywhere.

That Rose is tight.

But she won't

pay any attention to me.

I'm seeing two other ladies,

but I can't seem to get

Rose out of my mind.

Any ideas, Casanova?

Did you try that buddy-buddy

thing I told you about?

Eh, like most

of your plans,

I figure it's

a piece of crap.

Well, try it.

Well, what's eating you,

David?

Is it your lady friend?

Are you doing

as well as I am?

No.

I'm doing worse.

Hello?

It's your dad.

You've missed three

damn weeks already,

and now you're late again.

What are you

talking about?

You're late for your job.

Are you coming in

today or not?

Because if you're not,

I'll fire you again.

Yeah, I'll be there

in an hour.

Make it 45 minutes!

I told you, as much

as I'd love to, I... I can't.

I'm already dating a man.

I'm dating around, too.

I just wanna

be friends.

Friends have dinner together,

too, don't they?

I suppose they do.

Maybe you already

have too many friends,

but even so, in a place

like this,

who knows who's

gonna croak next?

Bad run of luck,

and you could be

friendless is a week.

Joe.

Roadside assistance

is kind of expensive.

You... you think we

really need it?

Not at all.

I'll take it off.

Of course, that's always when

something happens, isn't it?

And probably when your

wife is driving.

Uh, keep it.

I guess

it's worth it.

Okay.

I'll just go

get this approved.

Still got it.

A good profit margin

on this one?

I'd say so.

Take note, Rob.

Two hours

back on the lot,

the man's already

sold a car.

I told you, David.

You were

born for this.

Couldn't agree

with you more, Dick.

Unfortunately, we had to

make a few changes

to get the contract approved,

but I got you a new one with

what I think you'll find

are much more

favorable terms.

But you can't do this.

It's already done.

Signed by the manager

right there.

Now when you sign it,

it becomes legally binding.

You can't back out and,

of course, neither can we.

But you're selling us

a car for a dollar?

Uh, that's true,

but I'm also throwing in

the roadside assistance

and the warranty

and the CD player.

And our crappy navigation

system.

Now, I couldn't

get you financing,

so you'll have to pay

cash up-front.

Is that acceptable?

- Yeah...

- Great.

Sign right there.

Wonderful.

Congratulations

on the new car.

Congratulations.

Now, if you'll excuse me,

I have to run.

Wait, I don't understand.

How can you sell me a car

for a dollar?

Volume.

Volume.

Makes sense.

Bring this back

when it's right.

Sure.

What?

David!

David!

David, uh...

would you mind if I skipped

our dinner tomorrow night?

We've had dinner together

every night

for the past two weeks.

I think I can fend

for myself one night.

Got big plans?

That buddy-buddy

thing worked.

Rose agreed to

have dinner with me.

I can't believe

how lucky I am.

I'm happy for you.

Still thinking

about Julie?

She thought

I was a player.

You were.

Great.

Well, thanks

for the help.

That's very helpful...

help.

David...

you gotta

ask yourself,

are you a player

or were you

just playing?

'Cause if she wasn't

interested

in the man you were,

she might be interested

in the man you are.

Excuse me.

Excuse me.

I think your

wash is done.

Thanks, David.

David.

How are you?

I'm good.

Uh, I'm... I'm...

I'm not good.

I miss you... a lot.

I miss you, too.

Listen...

I've been doing

a lot of thinking,

and I've made a lot

of changes.

I know.

I've seen you at the home.

And I think what you're doing

is wonderful and sincere,

and I really admire you.

You do?

Yeah.

Well, all that stuff that you

said about me before...

you were right.

But that was when I was

looking for something else.

I was... I was looking

for something

that wasn't important.

And now I'm

looking for...

a companion,

and I know that

the way to go about that

is to stop playing games

and to stop being

scared of...

whatever and to be

up-front with my feelings.

And my feelings are

that I care

about you...

deeply.

And I need you in my life.

And I wanna

be the type of person

that you would be proud

to be with,

not the type of

person that I was,

but the type of person that

I truly know I am.

When I met you, I was lost

and when

I found you...

I found me,

and I want you to

get to know that person.

I would really like to get

to know that person, too.

How about we start with

a get-to-know-you

dinner?

Okay.

Oh, you know, I have these

gift certificates

for this restaurant,

but they

expire on Sunday.

Oh.

We leave you two alone

for one minute.

All right, come on, Grandpa,

let's go fishing.

I think you need to

cool down a little bit.

It lessens the "G" forces

on your derriere.

So I've heard.

David's a very nice

young man.

Yeah.

His grandpa's pretty cute,

too, huh, Grandma?

Oh, yeah.

He's good in

the old sack, too.

Grandma!

Life is good, David.

We've caught ourselves

two beautiful babes

and have them eating out

of the palms of our hands.

And not only do

I have Rose,

but she wants to

keep dating other people.

Are you sure that's

what you want?

Yep, it's the perfect

arrangement.

Are you sure

that's what she wants?

Oh, yeah.

Well, I guess that does sound

like the perfect arrangement.

Yeah.

You know, Grandpa, you're

quite the bee's knees.

I prefer "chick magnet".

You know, the only problem is

he's still dating other women.

He doesn't seem to want

a real relationship.

And you do?

Oh, yes.

Listen, Grandma,

if you wanna

win the game of love,

you have to play the game.

Take David and me,

for example.

Remember the first

time I spotted him?

Oh, I remember.

Step one:

reconnaissance.

When a guy visits his

grandfather

at a retirement home,

it's a pretty good sign

he's a nice guy.

Step two:

the approach.

He's a bit of a player,

but deep down,

he's a good guy.

If you could just get

him to grow up.

You have to meet him or,

more accurately,

have him meet you.

You know, I can get him to play

football this weekend

if you want to

run into him.

Really?

Planned spontaneity...

That's the name

of the game.

Step three:

the buildup.

Get him interested by

showing him

you're smarter than he is.

James II was king in 1630.

I have no idea who the king

of England was in 1630,

but I didn't think

he was about to look it up.

Step four:

the follow-through.

He'll be chasing you,

but you don't have to

make it easy on him.

There was some

sort of poetic justice

in him doing his girlfriend's

laundry

months before I was

actually his girlfriend.

It's my girlfriend's.

Sure it is.

And because information is

everything...

Can we pay with these?

...it's always nice to have

someone on the inside.

And the most

important step,

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